Blood and Breath Tests:
- If blood is drawn, only a physician, a registered nurse or another qualified person may withdraw blood for the purpose of determining the alcohol concentration or drug content in the blood.
- If a law enforcement officer administers a duplicate breath test and the person tested is given a reasonable opportunity to arrange for an additional test, a sample of the person's breath does not have to be collected or preserved.
- The person tested shall be given a reasonable opportunity to arrange for any physician, registered nurse or other qualified person of the person's own choosing to administer a test or tests in addition to any administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer.
- The failure or inability to obtain an additional test by a person does not preclude the admission of evidence relating to the test or tests taken at the direction of a law enforcement officer.
- If a person under arrest refuses to submit to a test or tests, whether or not a sample was collected or a search warrant, evidence of refusal is admissible in any civil or criminal action or other proceeding.
- The issue of refusal is an issue of fact to be determined by the trier of fact in all cases. If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a person has violated the DUI law and a sample of blood, urine or other bodily substance is taken from that person for any reason, a portion of that sample sufficient for analysis shall be provided to a law enforcement officer if requested for law enforcement purposes.
Drunk driving is known by a variety of names such as:
- driving under the influence (DUI)
- driving while impaired (DWI)
- operating under the influence (OUI)
- operating while impaired (OWI)
- driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII)
- driving while under the influence (DWUI)
The mere fact that driving intoxicated or under the influence may be called by different phrases, the consequences of such a conviction can be devastating. So no matter what you call it, one should seriously consider hiring a competent, experienced lawyer to represent them.
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